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Civil service jingles and other things

Chapter 45: LES GRANULES LEMOINE
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A series of witty poems, parables, and light verses lampooning bureaucratic life and public service. Short jingles and longer allegorical sketches caricature clerical drudgery, patronage, political opportunism, and office rivalries, often using mock‑biblical cadence, puns, and comic exaggeration. Narratives follow minor officials navigating promotions, investigations, and changing regimes, while satirical vignettes highlight hypocrisy and the survival tactics of lower‑rank employees. The collection alternates playful rhyme and humorous prose to entertain readers acquainted with administrative routines.

LES GRANULES LEMOINE

Josephine Laframbois—dat’s fren of ma wife,
She’s come very near fer lose its life;
She have what you call sick on de peritoine,
But she cure itself up wid Granule Lemoine.
Dat’s very strange ting dat de doctor feller,
When she’s see Josephine, he cannot for tell her
What he have on herself, but mabbe I tink,
Dese doctor feller don’t know everyting.
Josephine’s very sick—tink she’s goin’ fer die,
When she read on de paper someting what catch his eye,
Of de Granule Lemoine, de great temoinage,
Of de woman what’s cure call Marie Angel Lesage.
Ole Mrs. Lesage, she have pains on its chest,
She can walk any upstairs if she try its best;
But, after she’s tooken Granules Lemoine in some boxes,
It makes him new woman, strong like some oxes.
So, my frens, if you have someting wrong
On de inside yourself, don’t wait long—
Take little cars go chez Mr. Giroux,
Get de Granule Lemoine, an’ I bet dey fix you.